Wintemute, who has researched 80 gun shows across the country, said, "As a source of crime, gun shows in California are really boring.”

“That’s because the state and people who promote the gun shows work together to clean them up,” he added.

The gun dealers and gun show operators at the Colusa Gun Show couldn’t agree more.

Urrutia explains the strict gun laws that gun show operators have to follow.

“People don’t understand there will be at least two DOJ agents in this building tomorrow, usually in plain clothes, looking over everybody's shoulder,” Urrutia said.

Every gun that is not an antique or more than 50 years old, Urrutia said, must be empty, checked out by staff and have a plastic lock or zip tie put on it so it cannot be fired.

And if someone wants to buy a gun there, they can’t leave with the gun. The purchaser must go through a transfer agent, a licensed local gun shop that will hold the gun for the 10-day waiting period so the background check can be performed.

One dealer who has been part of the Colusa Gun Show for 25 years told KCRA he has had people try to purchase guns illegally.

“I’ve actually contacted the ATF for these issues, and they don’t tell me what happens, but the guns were not sold,” said Jack Lee, residential dealer.

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